Question

In New Mexico, large expanses of black lava create patches of unique habitat. If, in every generation, selection favors the darkest colored pocket mice in those habitats because they are the best hidden from predators, this would be an example of:____________
A) balancing selection
B) stabilizing selection
C) direction selection
D) disruption selection
E) heterozygote advantage

Answer 1

Answer:

C

Explanation:

Direction selection is a mode of natural selection in which a particular group of people is favoured over the others due to the possession of a peculiar trait or ability. This causes natural selection to shift over time to favour the proliferation of such group